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Some French election analysts think that Marine LePen could become the Donald Trump of France. SKY News Emmanuel Macron shocked Europe by dissolving parliament and calling a snap election on the back of a difficult defeat from the LePen’s conservative National Rally party during the recent European Parliament elections – but could the move backfire? […]

A federal jury found Hunter Biden guilty on all three federal felony gun charges he faced, concluding that he violated laws meant to prevent drug addicts from owning firearms. Daddy Joe was selling out the country and gets to put political opponents in prison. Hunter isn’t important. The conviction marks the first time a president’s […] The post Hunter’s a Convicted Felon, But Joe’s Free to Break the Law appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Martha’s Vineyard is about to run out of marijuana thanks to a state regulator balking at allowing cannabis to be transported over the ocean, and the situation has led to a lawsuit and a scramble to fix the problem. One marijuana company, Fine Fettle, previously grew its own product on the island, circumventing the ocean transportation problem. However, the company, which also runs the last open pot dispensary on the island, has said it plans to stop growing marijuana on Martha’s Vineyard and will soon close the store. Meanwhile, the state’s Cannabis Control Commission is afraid that transporting the drug over ocean waters could break federal law despite Massachusetts voters legalizing marijuana back in 2016. Critics have argued that there are ways to get to Martha’s Vineyard without leaving state territorial waters, but so far, no marijuana supplier has convinced the commission to allow this. Benjamin Zachs, who runs Fine Fettle’s Massachusetts operations, told the Associated Press that they initially thought the “captured market” on Martha’s Vineyard would remain profitable. However, many people now bring their personal stashes over on the ferry, and the drug is cheaper in other parts of Massachusetts. The cost of hiring testers on the island is also higher, Zachs said. Among the island’s famously wealthy residents are more than 230 registered medical marijuana patients and thousands more recreational users. Some medical users are older adults, including an 81-year-old woman who has been unable to get her regular order. The owner of one of the island’s two marijuana dispensaries, Geoff Rose, sued the state’s Cannabis Control Commission as his Island Time dispensary was running out of product. Rose had to temporarily shutter the store last month due to the regulations, and the island has only one other marijuana dispensary that is reportedly due to run out of product by September. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The state’s Cannabis Control Commission has expressed to Martha’s Vineyard residents that it considers the problem an urgent one. “Obviously, this is a super priority for us, because we don’t want to see the collapse of an industry on the islands,” Commissioner Kimberly Roy told residents during a visit to the island earlier this month. “It’s a funny juxtaposition,” Roy said. “The entire industry is federally illegal. But that’s evolving, too. We are just trying to stay responsive and nimble.” Other areas where pot is legal locally have struggled with illegal dispensaries. Last year, New York found it was losing millions of dollars in tax revenue from its anemic legal marijuana sales while an illegal market thrived.

The United Nations condemned Israel on Tuesday over a rescue operation that saved four hostages from Hamas over the weekend. The U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released a statement that suggested Israel may have committed war crimes during the operation. At least some civilians were killed, though the total number is unknown, after Israeli commandos’ cover was blown and fighting broke out during the rescue. “We are profoundly shocked at the impact on civilians of the Israeli forces’ operation in An Nuseirat at the weekend to secure the release of four hostages. Hundreds of Palestinians, many of them civilians, were reportedly killed and injured,” spokesman Jeremy Laurence said in a statement, referencing fatality stats put out by Hamas-controlled groups. The Associated Press recently found that Hamas’ civilian death data has been unreliable. “The manner in which the raid was conducted in such a densely populated area seriously calls into question whether the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution – as set out under the laws of war – were respected by the Israeli forces,” Laurence said. “Our Office is also deeply distressed that Palestinian armed groups continue to hold many hostages, most of them civilians, which is prohibited by international humanitarian law. Furthermore, by holding hostages in such densely populated areas, the armed groups doing so are putting the lives of Palestinian civilians, as well as the hostages themselves, at added risk from the hostilities,” the spokesman added. “All these actions, by both parties, may amount to war crimes.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Two Israeli commando teams infiltrated Nuseirat, an area still controlled by Hamas in Gaza. The commandos were conducting a rescue operation to free four hostages, one woman and three men, who were being held in two apartments in the city, according to The Wall Street Journal. The commando units pulled off the raid around midday on Saturday, successfully getting undetected to the doors of the apartments where the hostages were held. In freeing the hostages, the commando units’ cover was blown, starting a firefight between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists in the area. Civilians were reportedly killed in the crossfire. All four hostages – Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrei Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv – were evacuated safely after being held by Hamas and its Palestinian allies for months since October 7. An Israeli commando squad leader, Arnon Zamora, was killed during the operation.

President Joe Biden released a statement on Tuesday saying that he will accept the outcome of the federal criminal case against his son, Hunter Biden, after a jury convicted him of all charges related to his illegal purchase of a firearm. Jurors convicted Hunter Biden, 54, on three felony counts of lying on paperwork for a revolver and owning the firearm while being a drug addict in 2018. The verdict, reached on the second day of jury deliberations, could land Hunter Biden in prison for up to 25 years and lead to fines as high as $750,000. “As I said last week, I am the President, but I am also a Dad,” Joe Biden said. “Jill and I love our son, and we are so proud of the man he is today. So many families who have had loved ones battle addiction understand the feeling of pride seeing someone you love come out the other side and be so strong and resilient in recovery.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “As I also said last week, I will accept the outcome of this case and will continue to respect the judicial process as Hunter considers an appeal,” he continued. “Jill and I will always be there for Hunter and the rest of our family with our love and support. Nothing will ever change that.” The trial lasted a little more than a week. Witnesses included Hunter Biden’s ex-wife, a former girlfriend, and the gun store clerk who sold him the revolver. The New York Times reported that after the verdict was read, Hunter Biden “stood with arms crossed” and “grimly” stared at the jury. The exact crimes that Hunter Biden was convicted of included lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on a federal firearms background check form, and being in possession of an illegally obtained firearm. Hunter Biden also faces criminal charges in California related to alleged tax violations. This is a breaking news story; refresh the page for updates.